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After an altercation while in line, upcoming sixth-grader Alex Judge III, center, is comforted by his mother, Laura Judge, while they talk with Gregory Farino, left, and Carolyn Elliott-Farino before a Cobb County of Education board meeting begins. Teachers, parents and local residents gathered on June 10, 2021, to voice their opinions on critical race theory. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Deal administration officials, Chief of Staff Chris Riley (left) and Office of Planning and Budget Director Teresa MacCartney brief the press on the FY 2017 budget. Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com

Georgia’s higher ed system taps acting leader, passing on Sonny Perdue for now

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Crime scene tape is left on a pole outside an Exxon gas station off Glenwood Road, where a shooting Tuesday night left two dead and two injured.

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Oasis Goodtime Emporium is located off Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Doraville. FILE PHOTO

Doraville strip club ordered to pay $1.9M contempt fee to city

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John Greenwell, performing as Rachel Wells, honed his female impersonator abilities at the Sweet Gum Head, and went on to win Miss Gay America. Photo: Kathy Novotny

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Georgia's 6th Congressional District (shown in green) covers east Cobb County, north Fulton County and North DeKalb County. But the boundaries of all 14 of Georgia's congressional districts may change during redistricting or reapportionment in time for the 2022 elections. (Georgia Legislative and Reapportionment Office Map)

Redistricting in Georgia: What is it and how will it affect you?

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Travelers walk into the Domestic Terminal off the escalators early Tuesday morning, June 15, 2021, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Business travel faces long road to recovery from pandemic

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Local

Athens-Clarke County officers were called to the area of Foundry and Strong streets in downtown shortly after 2 a.m. about an armed robbery and sexual assault.

Recent UGA grad robbed, sexually assaulted near campus, cops say

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1 passenger dead, 1 critical after rideshare shooting at Atlanta gas station

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The Jolt: Trump adviser floats mystery challenger to Gov. Brian Kemp

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Brookhaven police major to become 1st Puerto Rican police chief in Georgia

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A dog fostered at one of LifeLine's shelters last year.

Local animal shelters at capacity, offering free adoptions through Sunday

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Adidas apologizes for error on Atlanta United’s ‘Unity’ kit

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Bird man of Glennwood: How his photos united a community during COVID

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Nation & State

At least three people were injured Wednesday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a busy highway in Washington, D.C., according to reports.
The collapse happened around noon and blocked all lanes of Interstate 295.

Pedestrian bridge collapses onto Washington, D.C., highway

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Former MLB star Ben Zobrist says wife had affair with their pastor; sues him for millions

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2 young girls found dead hours apart in same Florida canal

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Russia fires warning shots to deter UK warship in Black Sea

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One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children’s show “Drake & Josh” has pleaded guilty to criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and who attended his 2017 concert in Ohio when she was 15. Jared “Drake” Bell, 34, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony endangerment charges, (Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Office via AP)

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Justices rule for cursing cheerleader over Snapchat post

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Singer Chris Brown accused of hitting woman during argument

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McDonald’s launching national loyalty program in July

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The White House has announced a five-point strategy for combatting nationwide gun violence which carves a specific role for Atlanta. President Joe Biden, pictured at an October campaign rally in Warm Springs, believes gun violence is a public health epidemic, senior administration officials said. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have had a rocky relationship lately.

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Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., joins the Democratic leadership to speak with reporters before a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The bill is a top priority for Democrats seeking to ensure access to the polls and mail in ballots, but it is opposed by Republicans as a federal overreach. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans try to weaponize Warnock’s support for voting overhaul

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Meal delivery firm Freshly is expanding in Georgia

Meal-delivery firm Freshly cooks up 665 jobs in Clayton County

Former President Donald Trump has paid attorneys' fees to two metro Atlanta counties in a lawsuit that sought to overturn the presidential election in Georgia. (File photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Cobb, DeKalb recover legal costs in Trump election lawsuit

From left, Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock wave after a campaign event with President-elect Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Their wins in runoff elections Tuesday gave Democrats control of the Senate. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

The Jolt: Warnock and Ossoff prep new voting bill to blunt Georgia’s election law

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a news conference at the White House in Washington, March 17, 2021. Cardona will lead a series of upcoming hearings focused on college student loan debt. (Erin Scott/The New York Times)

Federal hearings seek to reverse Trump-era student loan rules

Chair of Georgia ethics commission to step down, paving way for House bid

Before a Cobb County of Education board meeting begins, Sandra Davis, a Cobb County media specialist, from left, and Janet Arnold Savage, center, debate with Leroy Emkin, right, a Cobb resident who has three children who went through the Georgia public education system. Teachers, parents and local residents gathered to voice their opinions on critical race theory and what Cobb County teaching and the reviews initiated by the school board on June 10, 2021. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson is the focus of a grand jury investigation. The scope of the review is unclear. AJC 2013 file photo.

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A presentation is made to board members of the Development Authority of Fulton County during a meeting in August 2019 at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta. School leaders and the city’s development authority want Fulton County to stop handing out tax breaks to development projects located in the city. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

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Fulton County commissioners are scrutinizing per diem payments by the county's development authority. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Kent Womack (right) was arrested this week on charges of cruelty to residents of a senior care facility he owns in Dade County. A 2019 state inspection of the home detailed numerous problems, including neglect of those in the home's care.IMAGES: Ga. Dept. of Community Health and Dade County Sheriff's Office

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Dan Kelly, an instructor at the Atlanta Film Academy, co-directs Zach Breder's movie, coordinated by Trilith Studios, the film academy and Make a Wish. This was shot on Friday, June 18, 2021. RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com

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The Bronze Fonz, a public artwork by American artist Gerald Sawyer located on the Milwaukee Riverwalk, is the equivalent to the Big Chicken in Marietta seen on Tuesday, Jun 22, 2021, in Milwaukee. The Bronze Fonz depicts Henry Winkler as "The Fonz," a character in the 1970s television show Happy Days, which was set in Milwaukee. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

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Atlanta United unveiled its third kit, the "Unity Kit," on June 17 at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta.

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Georgia head basketball coach Tom Crean patrols the sidelines during game against Mississippi State Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. (Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics)

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